Trading activities on the Jamaica Stock Exchange resulted 18 securities with a volume of 2,375,502 units, with 6 stocks declining and 9 rising.
Trading activity resulted small changes to the indices with the JSE Market Index rising 30.18 points to 98,547.93. The JSE All Jamaican Composite index gained 33.73 points to 109,089.14 and the JSE combined index 
rose 142.51 points to be at 101,682.40. The junior market is up 12.77 points to 967.39.
The main trades so far are, Cable & Wireless has traded 541,404 at 48 cents, Caribbean Producers traded 159,216 units at $2.47 with a gain of 9 cents, Dolphin Cove traded 85,333 units at $12 while gaining 80 cents, Hardware & Lumber dropped $4.50 with 5,000 shares trading to $13, Jamaica Broilers with 32,000 units changing hands at $6.99 while gaining $1.14, Lasco Manufacturing had 1,034,450 shares trading at $2 after gaining 11 cents, Proven Investments ordinary share trades 450,000 units at 20 US dollars, Scotia Investments jumped $3.50 to $28 but with only 1,000 units and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share traded 52,000 units at $2.
9 stocks rise 6 fall on JSE – early Wednesday
Sagicor X Fund in big trade on JSE
Hotel property owned by Sagicor Real Estate Fund
Market activity, on the Jamaica Stock Exchange picked up from moderate trading on Monday with only 21 securities trading and ended on Tuesday with 30 securities changing hands as 478,681,888 units, valued at $3,328,086,907 traded.
The JSE Market Index gained 336.73 points to 98,517.75, the JSE
All Jamaican Composite index rose 376.31 points to 109,055.41 and the JSE combined index added 212.92 points to end at 101,539.89.IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had a reading of 14 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 7 with offers that were lower.
In trading, Cable and Wireless had 862,092 shares changing hands to close at 48 cents, Desnoes & Geddes traded 3,096,207 shares at $7.10 down 10 cents, Mayberry Investments ended with 178,500 units trading at $3 while gaining 19 cents, National Commercial Bank with
278,125 shares changing hands, closed at $30. Sagicor Group with 117,400 shares closed 40 cents lower at $12.60, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 473,418,735 units at $6.95, Radio Jamaica traded 11,085 shares to close at $3.05. Scotia Group traded 16,351 shares to close with a gain of 5 cents at $23.85, Scotia Investments ended with 13,666 shares trading 27 cents higher at $24.50, Supreme Ventures traded 9,440 shares but gained 10 cents in ending at $3.50, Proven Investments ordinary share traded 41,727 units at 19.9 US cents and Proven Investments preference share with 100,000 units traded closed at $5.
TCL at 52 weeks’ high on TTSE
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed Monday with Trinidad Cement closing at $3 for 52 weeks’ high on a day when 13 securities changed hands. The price of 2 stocks rose, 3 declined and 8 traded with price unchanged as a total of 614,459 units traded, valued at $2,225,277.
At the close, the Composite Index fell 0.13 points to 1,146.57, the All T&T Index lost 0.26 points to 1,949.89 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 45.03.
Gains| Massey Holdings closed with 250 units trading with a 1 cent gain at $62.49 and Trinidad Cement closing at $3 with 406,706 units valued at $1,219,776 changing hands after gaining 24 cents.
Losses| Angostura Holdings with 1,772 shares changing hands, closed at $14, after losing 50 cents, Clico Investment Fund trade with a volume of 9,120 shares valued at $205,258, at the close the price slipped 2 cents to $22.50 and Point Lisas traded 5,000 shares at $4.06, after losing 1 cent.
Firm Trades| ANSA McAL contributed 595 shares in trading, to close at $67.25, First Citizens Bank had 411 shares changing hands to end at $35, Guardian Holdings with 145 shares changing hands, closed at $13.91, Guardian Media traded 17,900 shares with the price remaining at $19.77, for a value of $353,883. 
JMMB Group traded 20,238 shares at 42 cents, Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 13,000 shares changing hands at $6, Scotia Investments closed with 139,004 shares valued at $222,982 changing hands, unchanged at $1.60 and closed with buying for 239,763 shares on the bid at $1.60 and Scotiabank closed with 318 shares changing hands unchanged at $62.50.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 6 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 4 stocks with offers that were lower.
Scotia chops $3.16 off price on JSE
The Jamaica Stock Exchange ended trading with the JSE All Jamaican Composite index diving over 3,600 points in the morning session but closed with a lower loss. At the end of trading, Scotia Group chopped $3.16 off its opening price to help give the market a big jolt.
Trading ended with 27 securities changing hands and a total of 3,767,792 units traded, valued at $63,786,913, there were 6 stocks rising, 10 declining in all market segments.
The JSE Market Index dropped 1,855.33 points to 98,277.21. The JSE All Jamaican Composite index dived 2,073.75 points to 108,786.51 and the 
JSE combined index declined 1,565.32 points to end at 101,636.47.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had a reading of 11 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 7 with offers that were lower.
In trading, Cable and Wireless had 447,329 shares changing hands and lost 2 cents to close at 50 cents, Caribbean Cement traded 41,225 shares at $7.60 but lost 40 cents, Grace Kennedy traded 3,505 units at $64 after adding $1, Jamaica Broilers lost 50 cents to close at $5.60 with 126,088 shares changing hands. JMMB Group traded 75,068 units to end at $7.65. Mayberry Investments closed with a loss of 30 cents to $2.70 with 4,590 shares changing hands, 
National Commercial Bank traded 203,540 shares and closed at $30 after it slipped to $27.51 in the morning session. Pan Jamaican ended with 58,784 units changing hands by adding $1.15 to close at $62, Sagicor Group with 196,270 shares changing hands, closed at $12.50, Scotia Group traded 1,680,374 units between the closing price of $23.74 and $26 but ended with a loss of $3.16. Scotia Investments ended at $24.10 while 6,400 units traded. Proven Investments ordinary share, traded 266,837 units at 20 US cents, a loss of 0.11 US cents and Proven Investments 8% share traded 368,901 units at $4.90.
NCB adds $2.50 to regain $30 on JSE
The Jamaica Stock Exchange closed trading with a total of 28 securities changing hands and 2,579,234 units traded, valued at $15,166,869. At the end 10 stocks rose, 9 declined in all market segments and one in the preference section ended at a new low.
The JSE Market Index fell 160.92 points to 100,132.54. The JSE All Jamaican Composite index lost 179.86 points to 110,860.26 and the JSE combined index declined 120.43 points to end at 103,201.79.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had a reading of 10 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with offers that were lower.
In trading, Cable and Wireless had 528,065 shares changing hands and closed at 52 cents,
Desnoes & Geddes traded 1,015,300 shares at $7 and gained 20 cents, Gleaner Company traded 7,000 shares at $1.85, Grace Kennedy traded 3,993 units at $63, JMMB Group traded 117,375 units and rose 5 cents to end at $7.65. Kingston Wharves closed unchanged at $7 with 10,100 shares changing hands, National Commercial Bank traded 117,375 shares and closed with a gain of$2.50 at $30, Sagicor Group with 44,714 shares changing hands, closed at $12.50 for a loss of 50 cents, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 64,063 units and lost 10 cents to settle at $7.90. Scotia Group traded 16,081 units between $25.01 and $26.90 but closed with a gain of 40 cents at $26.90. At the close there were 12 offers ranging between $26.90 and $30, 
starting with 71,299 shares at $26.90, on the buy side, bids which are not yet close to the last selling price, start at $25.10 to buy 800 shares. Scotia Investments lost $2.40 and ended at $24.10 while 1,000 units traded. Proven Investments ordinary share, traded 5,754 units at 20.11 US cents, down from 21 US cents Supreme Ventures ended at $4.14 with 25,500 units changing hands. Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share traded 21,050 units at $2 and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share traded 15,000 units at $2.88 and shed 12 cents in the process to close at a 52 weeks’ low.
Big drop in JSE indices Monday morning
Scotia Group is down $1.49 to $25.01 with 14,332 shares and is the major factor 
that pulled the market indices down. Scotia Investments fell back to $24.10 down $2.90 with just 1,000 units trading. Cable & Wireless continued to be in demand and traded 432,065 shares at 52 cents.
The market has so far have trading in 24 securities with a volume of 721,629 units, with 6 stocks declining and 5 rising. Trading activity resulted the JSE Market Index falling 1,662.02 points to 98,631.44. The JSE All Jamaican Composite index dropped 1,857.67 points to 109,171.40 and the JSE combined index lost 1,535.84 points to be at 101,786.38. The junior market rose 3.46 points to 970.44.
Scotia Group jumps 11% on JSE Friday
Scotia’s stock closed with a gain of $2.70 on Friday.
Scotia Investments crossed 623,135 units of its parent company shares out of a total of 700,154 they bought, between $26 and $26.99 with 612,725 units traded at $26.99, for in house purposes.
The Jamaica Stock Exchange closed trading with a total of 30 securities changing hands. A total of 2,251,172 units traded, valued at $24,730,236, with 9 stocks rising, 12 declining in all market segments. The JSE Market Index rose 2,637.77 points to 100,293.46. The JSE All Jamaican Composite index jumped 2,948.29 points to 111,040.12 and the JSE combined index rallied 2,460.94 points to end at 103,322.22.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had a reading of 10 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with offers that were lower, including 2 from the preference share sector.In trading, Cable and Wireless traded only 559,840 shares, down from 4,748,662 units on Thursday and closed at 52 cents. At the close, visible bids exist for 10,000 shares at 50 cents and ranging between 48 cents and 49 cents, a total of 1,702,558 units and between 45-47 cents 537,500 shares. Visible offers at 52 cents, amount to 1,040,394 units, at 53 cents, 942,650 million shares, next are 595,177 shares at 55 cents and at 56 cents, 3,078,000 units. Carreras closed at $51 for a gain of $1 while a mere 1,045 units traded. Desnoes & Geddes traded 17,500 shares at $6.80, up 80 cents, Gleaner Company traded at 268,116 shares and added 5 cents to $1.85, Grace Kennedy traded down $1 at $63 with only 1,370 shares, Jamaica Broilers closed unchanged at $5.60 with 13,413 shares changing hands. National Commercial Bank traded just 53,230 shares and closed with a fall of 56 cents at $27.50, after it traded earlier at $30. Sagicor Group with 13,000 shares changing hands, closed with a gain of 43 cents at $13, Scotia Group traded 711,422 units between $23.80 and $26.99 but closed with a gain of $2.70 at $26.50.
At the close there were only 6 offers ranging between $26.50 and $30 to sell 73,748 shares at $26.50, 299,990 at $27 23,750 units at $27.10 and 54,600 shares at $30. On the buying side, bids start at $25.01 to buy 800 shares but they are thin, until they drop to $23.71, to buy 306,040 shares. Scotia Investments lost 50 cents and ended at $26.50 while 9,485 units traded, the stock opened down to $24.10 within six minutes of the market opening, in response to disappointing earnings for the July quarter. Proven Investments ordinary share, traded 32,600 units at 21 US cents, Supreme Ventures added 14 cents to end at $4.14 with 2,000 units changing hands.
JSE’s sizeable gains on Friday
Scotia Investments fell to $24.10 down $2.90 within 6 minutes of the market opening, with 6,485 units trading in response to the nine months results of the company 
released after trading closed on Thursday, National Commercial Bank traded at $29.50 which helped in pushing the main market indices upwards and Cable & Wireless traded 513,840 shares at 52 cents.
The market has so far have trading in 17 securities with a volume of 720,412 units, with 7 stocks declining and 2 rising.
Trading activity resulted the JSE Market Index rising 478.29 points to 98,133.98. The JSE All Jamaican Composite index gained 534.59 points to 108,626.42 and the JSE combined index added 447.42 points to be at 101,308.70. The junior market fell 0.39 points to 969.49.
Lower income mauls Scotia Invest profit
Two areas of major fall out for income in 2015 pushed profits sharply down for Scotia Investments (SIJL) for the year to July 2015. Gains from financial assets fell in a big way from $266 million in 2014 to only $24 million in the July 2015 quarter and from $576 million in the nine months period last year, to just $173 million.
Net interest income declined by $300 million in the July 2014 quarter and fell $750 million for the year to July, contributing to a disappointing year.
SIJL reported net income of $736 million for the period ended July, 2015, a huge decrease of $629 million, when compared with the net income of $1.36 billion for the period to July 2014. Net income for the quarter was $283 million, down $34 million or 11 percent below the $317 million earned in the April quarter but is down 48 percent on July 2014 profit of $541 million. Earnings per share of $1.74 and for the July quarter, earnings per share of 67 cents.
Total revenues, comprising net interest and other income for the period was $2.43 billion, a reduction of $757 million or 24 percent below the corresponding period last year and $761 million for the quarter, down $95 million or 11 percent compared to the previous quarter.
Total operating expenses for the period amount to $1.34 billion, up $102 million or 8 percent over the corresponding period last year, due partly to the increase in the asset tax rate from for regulated financial institutions and higher salaries and staff related costs. The operating expenses for the quarter were $366 million, down $45 million or 11 percent lower compared to the last quarter.
SIJL will clearly end the financial year below $3 per share to October this year with profits well below the $1.79 billion or earnings per share of $4.23 generated for the 2014 fiscal year.
An interim dividend of 45 cents per stock unit payable on October 15, 2015, to stockholders on record at September 23, 2015 was approved.
Cable & Wireless jumps 11% on JSE
C&W which just ditched the Lime brand for Flow, gained nearly 11% in trading on Thursday
The Jamaica Stock Exchange closed trading with all active indices falling with advancing and declining stocks being evenly matched as was the case on Wednesday. A total of 31 securities changed hands, resulting in 7,916,489 units trading, valued at $29,539,131, with 8 stocks rising, 8 declining in all market segments. The JSE Market Index fell 245.83 points to 97,783.73. The JSE All Jamaican Composite index declined 274.77 points to 108,234.94 at support level on the downside and the JSE combined index fell 50.41 points to end at 101,002.73.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had a reading of 8 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 8 with offers that were lower.In trading, Cable and Wireless rose 5 cents with 4,748,662 units and closed at 52 cents. At the close, visible bids exist for 41,500 shares at 45 cents and ranging between 40 cents and 44 cents, a total of 397,000 units, well down on amount on Wednesday’s bids of 2.46 million units at 40 cents and above. On offer between 52 and 55 cents, are 6 visible offers to sell 2.58 million shares. Caribbean Cement had 11,300 shares changing hands stock for a loss of 5 cents to $7.85, Carreras closed at $50 for a loss of 30 cents while 274,344 units traded. Jamaica Broilers closed unchanged at $5.60 with 50,174 shares changing hands, National Commercial Bank traded just 3,200 shares and closed with a fall of $1.94 at $28.06. Sagicor Group with 179,796 shares changing hands, closed unchanged at $12.57,
Sagicor Real Estate Fund landed 33,271 shares for a gain of 10 cents to end at $8, Scotia Group traded 22,000 units to close with a loss of 20 cents at $23.80, Scotia Investments ended at $27 while only 159,004 units traded. Proven Investments ordinary share, traded 15,346 units at 21 US cents, Supreme Ventures added 50 cents to end at $4 with 23,022 units changing hands, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share traded 50,000 units at $2 and Proven Investments 8% preference share traded 110,400 units at $4.90 after trading at a 52 weeks’ low of $4.85.